Specific adaptation of barley varieties in different locations in Ethiopia |
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| Authors: | Fetien Abay Asmund Bjørnstad |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, P.O. Box 5003, 1432 Aas, Norway;(2) Department of Crop and Horticultural Sciences, Mekelle University, P. O. Box 231, Mekelle, Ethiopia |
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| Abstract: | Barley is one of the most important cereal crops grown for the livelihoods of the poor farmers of Tigray region in northern
Ethiopia. As many low input and marginal environments it has benefited less from the yield increases achieved by modern breeding.
This has been largely attributed due to genotype × environment intraction (GEI). To investigate the causes of GEI, ten barley
varieties including local checks (two farmers developed varieties, four modern varieties and three rare local varieties) were
tested over 21 environments. Participatory methods were applied to sample an adequate number of environments spanning the
regional diversity. The yielding ability and stability of the varieties was graphically depicted by GGE and PLSR biplot. There
were two major groups of environments, the central and northern highlands, the latter with less rainfall and poorer soils.
Rainfall per month and total nitrogen level were the environmental variables that differentiated these two groups. In Tigray,
rainfall in June and July were negatively correlated with yield, reflecting waterlogging problems. The different varieties
were either specifically or widely adapted across the two environments. The variety ‘Himblil’, originating in Tigray, was
the highest yielding and also most stable in the region of origin. However, it was inferior to improved varieties (Shege and
Dimtu) at high yield levels. The association of earliness with grain yield indicates that the trait can be effectively manipulated
within the existing materials. We recommend breeding for drought/water logging resistance based on selection in the target
environment as the best strategy to provide stable and high yielding varieties for Tigray. |
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| Keywords: | Genotype × environment interaction Hordeum vulgare L Participatory plant breeding Specific adaptation |
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